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• v  give displeasure to
• a  causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities

• The problem is, Idiocracy is so aesthetically displeasing--its vision of the future so purposely, gaudily, corporately ugly--that even showing a second of it made people refuse to .
• Fascist officials found genial Tennessean Whitaker's dispatches "displeasing.
• Perhaps, the role was not altogether displeasing; for at length he was proclaimed Sultan, his brother was made heir with the title of Prince and the republic of the Riff has .

• displease

• please
• pleasing

News & Articles

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• The Art of Booing David Stern and a Pick at the NBA Draft
  Draft night is a special time for possible NBA entrants, but it's also a special night for the people attending the event. They get to boo David Stern and their favorite team, should they end up displeasing the fans. Simply tossing a "B" followed by a bunch of "O"s out at him every time Stern steps to the podium is a bit excessive. There are times when booing should be raucous and demoralizing ...
  June 17, 2013 - Bleacher Report

Quotes

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• Ibn al-Qayyim in Gulf Times
  Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'd Yakrib said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: The son of Adam fills no vessel more displeasing to Allah than his stomach. A few morsels should be enough for him to preserve his strength. If he must fill it, then he should...
• John Bolton in CBS News
  This is not a resolution that provides the comprehensive solution,US Ambassador John Bolton said. "I'm sure there are aspects of it that are displeasing to almost everyone but the point is this is a way to get started and that's what we...
• Phillip Fulmer in GoVolsXtra
  I need to see the tape,Fulmer said of his QBs. "I don't know that it was a fantastic day. Nick Stephens led a couple of long drives. We just need to see the tape. Nothing necessarily displeasing but nothing outstanding either."